2012 World MMA Awards results

2012 World MMA Awards results

LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from tonight’s 2012 World MMA Awards red-carpet, black-tie ceremony.

Tonight’s industry-wide festivities took place at The Joint at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

The ceremony, which was a black-tie affair with red-carper arrivals, was co-hosted by UFC fighter Chael Sonnen and sports reporter Molly Qerim. The event also included performances by the rock group Otherwise, as well as the acro-cabaret variety show Absinthe.

Although the event did not air or stream live, FOX Sports Net will broadcast the show nationally via tape delay on Jan. 20.

MMAjunkie.com earned a nomination in the Media Source of the Year category. Additionally, staff writers John Morgan and Ben Fowlkes were nominees in the MMA Journalist of the Year division.

New UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey earned a record four nominations and took home one award – for Female Fighter of the Year. She was also nominated for Breakthrough Fighter of the Year, Submission of the Year and Fighter of the Year.

For the second straight year, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took home the Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year award. Jones was joined by nominees Daniel Cormier, Nate Diaz, Benson Henderson, and Rousey in the category.

Frank Mir took home two awards – one for the year’s best comeback for his win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and another for best submission in the same fight. Other major winners included Chris Weidman as Breakthrough Fighter of the Year, Dana White once again as Leading Man of the Year, Michael Bisping as International Fighter of the Year, and Brittney Palmer as Ring Card Girl of the Year – unseating Arianny Celeste in that category.